Misplaced Mojo

All Hallow’s Eve card

Posted by Karen @ MisplacedMojo.com on October 17, 2013 in Cards

Ugh! It’s been a busy week so crafty time has been at a minimum, and I’ve got a few more days without getting any quality time in the craft room 😦 I do have something to share though… behold, some Halloween goodness:

This is yet another card based on a deconstructingjen.com sketch, this one #57 from the archives. The paper is from the All Hallow’s Eve 6×6 stack from Carta Bella. I actually sliced and diced the paper a bit so the strips I liked wouldn’t be buried (Lol… buried!… excuse the pun), reassembled in the order I preferred and inked all the edges to give it the appearance it came that way! I stamped the sentiment, then cut, embossed, and stenciled it using Spellbinders Labels 4. The banner was cut with the Martha Stewart Drippy Goo punch (gotta rationalize that purchase from years ago with a few more cards!!!). A few adhesive black pearls helped to dress it up a little. I’m not usually a fan of kraft cardstock, but there are just sometimes that its the only thing that works. I had fun with the inside… the spider web is embossed with Opaline Cosmic embossing powder from Sparkle and Sprinkle which has the most beautiful and detailed pearlescent sparkly finish, though hard to tell in pics. Some of that sparkle is still all over my desk, but you can’t work with any kind of glitter without leaving a glitter trail the rest of the day, right?!?

Can’t wait to show off the next card 😉 Stay tuned!!!

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Silhouette Weekly Challenge – Flowers and Frames

Posted by Karen @ MisplacedMojo.com on October 10, 2013 in Cards, Challenges

This week’s challenge on the Silhouette blog is to use flowers and/or frames from the Silhouette store. I love the 3D flowers available through the Silhouette store so I selected the Nested Flower 3D set. I cut it out in 3 shades of red, gently curved the petals to give it more dimension, and gave it a pearl brad center. I love how it turned out!!! Once assembled I thought it looked like a poinsettia so I used it to make this Christmas card:

The patterned paper and sentiment were both from Yuletide, the We R Memory Keepers 6×6 pad. The borders were cut with my Silhouette with a file called Spring Borders 2 from Miss Kate Cuttables, also available in the Silhouette Store. Now I’m off to enter this is the challenge before they post the new challenge for the week!

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Congrats, again…

Posted by Karen @ MisplacedMojo.com on October 10, 2013 in Cards

Finally I’m getting around to posting this card. Better late than never! This is the 2nd housewarming card I made a friend/coworker of my husbands. The first card was sweet, but this one is meant to be funny. Have a look:

This friend is quite the colorful character, with language to match! The guy is always full of snarky comments and quick retorts. So at my hubby’s request, I added a Home Depot gift card and left the sentiment blank so he could add his own note… something to the effect of “Here’s a gift card… use it to buy any of the tools you thought you would borrow from me!” though I’m sure the exact quote was a bit more colorful 😉

The image was something I found off the web, original source unknown, but it seemed perfect for the purpose of this card. I colored it up with my Promarkers. I cut it out with a Spellbinders die from the Labels 22 set. The brown layer was embossed with the Paper Studio wood grain embossing folder and my eBosser. (Man, do I love my eBosser! The embossing is SO much crisper than my Cuttlebug.) Since this was a guy card, I was limited on embellishments so I added a few pieces of Card Candi and called it done. I thought about adding some brown Flower Soft to look like saw dust but figured a guy wouldn’t appreciate the effort! Truth is, I’m kinda stingy with my supplies and I hate to use them for a card I don’t think will be kept!!! I did get a nice complement from the recipient via my husband so I’m glad I didn’t take the easy way out and just buy a card 😉

I’m eager to share more projects with you… a Christmas card for a Silhouette challenge, a couple Halloween cards, and if I can free up some time this weekend I have a 3D project I want to get to! Stay tuned!!!

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Congrats on your new house!

Posted by Karen @ MisplacedMojo.com on October 7, 2013 in Cards

Maybe, *you* didn’t just get a new house! Well, maybe you did… how would I know?!?… but alas, this card is not for you. What I do know is that my husband rarely requests a card, but a coworker/friend just bought his first house and he wanted to give him a gift card as a housewarming present. What better way to deliver the gift card but in a handmade greeting card. Now, this friend is something of a character. I actually made 2 cards for this guy… 1 that would be snarky, and 1 that was nice. Today is the nice card:

I love the look of 6×6 cards but don’t like to mail them out cause I never know the correct postage to put on them. If you didn’t already know, our lovely USPS charges more for a square card than standard sizes. Something to think about before you make 100 Christmas cards! I digress… Anyway, 6×6 cards are great for when you are personally handing the card to the recipient. I added a ton of layers to this one all to enhance this great paper by Doodlebug Designs in the Happy Harvest 6×6 pad I recently picked up at Archivers. The digi stamp was from an artist named Andy Bauer from years ago, which I colored with my Promarkers. A victim of over-blending, the colors are more saturated than I originally intended but at least they match the patterned paper! The inside of the card has just a little paper to carry through the theme, but I left it blank for my hubby to write a personal (and hopefully non-snarky) message. I resisted the urge to dress the card up with brads or ribbon since its going to a man… so, *sigh* its a fairly simple card. Stay tuned for the snarky card…

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Deconstructed Sketch 119

Posted by Karen @ MisplacedMojo.com on October 3, 2013 in Cards, Challenges

My BFF and I sometimes challenge each other to create a card and take turns picking a sketch to use from various websites. No pressure (usually!) and no time frame. I find that our friendly challenges are a great way to make me carve out some crafty time in my busy week… or just give me the kick in the butt I need to get my mojo flowing! Today’s card is another from deconstructingjen.com (more about it here: http://deconstructingjen.com/deconstructed-sketch-119/). I’m really pleased with how this one turned out:

I had so much fun with this one!!! The complete die cut set is from Miss Kate Cuttables and can be found at http://www.misskatecuttables.com/products/50-store/freebie-of-the-day-halloween-owl.php for a mere 50 cents! They have the cutest files and offer daily freebies… yes, I said daily!!! In fact, all the die cuts on the card were in one set that also included a cemetery fence… as a freebie a few weeks back. Can’t beat that! I also used the Martha Stewart Drippy Goo punch, which just begged to be embellished with Stickles. I added more Stickles to the owl and stars, some faux stitching, and a little hi-lighting with a white gel pen and it was done! I finished the card off with a strip of stickled Drippy Goo on the inside and a clear glitter sentiment sticker that has probably been in my stash for years. Whoo-hoo… using up that stash a little at a time!

My friend and I decided that we could make Halloween cards quickly and easily cause we don’t really tailor them to the recipient’s personality like we would a birthday card, and you have fewer decisions to make about colors and embellishments. That said, you may be seeing quite a few Halloween cards here over the next few weeks!!!

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Deconstructed Challenge – Sketch 120

Posted by Karen @ MisplacedMojo.com on October 2, 2013 in Cards, Challenges

One of my favorite bloggers/crafter/colorers is Jen at deconstructingjen.com. The woman has mad coloring skills. She hosts a (weekly?) card sketch challenge. I’ve used her archive of sketches before for inspiration, but I wanted to see if I could actually pull off a card during the current week’s challenge. You can read more about the challenge at http://deconstructingjen.com/deconstructed-sketch-120/. I had a bunch of random scraps on my desk and was able to use them to make this fall inspired card:

The leaves and inverted scalloped square are Spellbinders dies. The greeting was cut with my Silhouette using the font “aka Dora”, a beautiful script. A few rhinestones and a little ink sponging gave it a finishing touch. Pretty clean and simple and went together quickly… though there was some muttered cursing when my Xyron fought with me and these delicate letters. Thank goodness I had a Zig glue pen to fall back on or this card may not have seen the light of day!

Tomorrow I should be able to post a special Halloween card once I confirm it has been received by the intended recipient 🙂 Stay tuned!

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September Challenge @ MyScrapChick.com

Posted by Karen @ MisplacedMojo.com on September 30, 2013 in Cards, Challenges

I guess I work best under pressure. I’ve known about this challenge for almost a month, but it took me until the last day to get off my butt and make something. I’ve been a customer and fan of MyScrapChick.com for years. They sell cut files and their stuff is really cute. If you subscribe to their newsletter they give you access to a free cut file every Friday. The September challenge is to use one of their files to make a fall project. You can learn more about it here: http://myscrapchick.blogspot.com/2013/09/youre-invited-to-harvest-linky-paper.html

Today is the last day of the challenge and thus far there are only 28 entries, so maybe I have a chance after all! Here is my entry into the Harvest Linky Paper Party:

I have a ton of files from these folks and had so many to choose from. I decided to go with something not in their Fall category of files for the base of the card. I used a file called Stack of Scalloped Borders available here for the bargain price of $1.00: http://www.myscrapchick.com/product.cfm?product=155 as well as a fall tag file called Acorn Tag for Fall Treats that you can find here, also for $1.00: http://www.myscrapchick.com/product.cfm?product=684. Both of these files were once freebies and were easy peasy to size and cut. The files come in multiple formats for different cutting machines, a PDF file, and a picture of a completed project.

Keep your fingers crossed for me… the 1st place winner receives $20.00 plus a $20.00 credit in the store!!! 2nd & 3rd place winners receive $10.00 in store credit.

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Welcome to Misplaced Mojo!

Posted by Karen @ MisplacedMojo.com on September 30, 2013 in Uncategorized

One day I will look back at this day in either wonder or regret. After years of stalking and lurking hundreds of other crafty bloggers, I have finally come out of the craft closet to post my own projects for the world to see… or just my closest friends who will likely be the only ones to visit this site! I aim to post weekly… preferably more often than that… but only time will tell. Stay tuned to find out!!!